light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$130.56/cwt+3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 728 lb · 143 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$154.25/cwt+2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 633 lb · 112 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$143.87/cwt+5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 779 lb · 98 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,911
1,422
1,763
Feeder cattle
1,724
1,276
1,504
Slaughter cattle
163
119
215
Replacement cattle
24
27
44
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 187 head of cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of
the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is
muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle
scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at
$450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per
cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the
head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a
$/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News —
federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the
official USDA document at the top of the page.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 187 head of cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.